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- the present invention relates to valve devices responsive to an upsurge in flow rate to throttle or shut off the flow.
- Natural gas is recognized as a relatively clean and inexpensive fuel source. Distribution systems are typically installed as part of a metropolitan or residential infrastructure to supply gas to the end users. Typically, a main gas line is laid and branch lines fed off the main line to the sites for individual gas meters, appliances, and the like. Natural gas is recognized as having high flammability such that uncontrolled escape thereof by rupture of the gas pipe line or branch line can create an extremely hazardous situation. An escape of natural gas into a confined space and exposure to any spark or any other ignition source can create an extremely volatile explosion.
- the excess flow control valve of the present invention includes a barrel defining a valve body having a through passage and formed on its upstream end with a valve seat.
- a poppet cage received in telescopical relationship with the upstream end of the barrel is formed with radially opening inlet ports and is closed on its upstream end by a poppet cap having a downstream facing peripheral seal surface which is operative to, when the poppet is in its closed position, throttle or stop flow past the valve seat.
- the poppet is biased is upstream with a predetermined force by means of a coil spring about the body barrel.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an excess control valve embodying the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a left hand end view thereof, in enlarge scale
- FIG. 3 is a right hand end view thereof, in enlarge scale
- FIG. 4 is front view, in enlarge scale, of the valve shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view, in enlarge scale, of the excess flow control valve shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 6 - 6 of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 7 - 7 of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 8 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 8 - 8 of FIG. 5 but rotated 15° about the longitudinal axis;
- FIG. 9 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 9 - 9 of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 10 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 10 - 10 of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view, in enlarge scale, of the excess flow control valve shown in FIG. 1 mounted in a fluid flow conduit;
- FIG. 12 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 12 - 12 of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view similar to FIG. 11 but showing the valve in its closed position
- FIG. 14 is a detailed sectional view, in enlarge scale, taken from the circle designating 14 in FIG. 13 .
- the excess flow control valve of the present invention includes, generally, a barrel 31 formed with a through flow passage 33 and terminating at its upstream end in a valve seat 37 ( FIGS. 13 and 14 ).
- a poppet, generally designated 39 includes a mounting ring 41 received telescopically over the barrel 31 for sliding longitudinally thereon and incorporates a cap 43 spaced upstream therefrom to cooperate in forming radial inlet ports 45 and formed at its periphery in an annular downstream facing sealing surface 46 .
- a coil spring 47 is received telescopically over the barrel 31 and biases the poppet 39 upstream with a predetermined force so that flow of gas in the downstream direction as shown by the directional arrows in FIG.
- the barrel 31 may be constructed of any desired material such as Zink, steel or plastic or the like and is preferably formed with the interior flow passage 33 expanding slightly radially outwardly in the downstream direction.
- the barrel is configured at is upstream end with an annular rim rounded off to define a convex edge serving as the seat 37 .
- the barrel is formed exteriorly towards its downstream extremity with a plurality of axial circumferentially spaced, longitudinal ribs 44 cooperating at their collective radial outer extent to define a cylindrical profile.
- the ribs terminate at their respective upstream extremities in radially inward cutbacks defining respective upstream facing shoulders 49 and axially upstream projecting stub ribs 51 also cooperating in to form a cylindrical profile reduced in diameter from that of the profile defined by the collative main body of the ribs themselves.
- the barrel 31 is formed exteriorly at its downstream extremity with a radially outwardly opening O-ring gland 53 for receipt of an O-ring 55 .
- the exterior of the barrel is formed just upstream of the gland 53 with a radially outwardly annular opening anchor groove 57 .
- the barrel is formed at its upstream extremity behind the seat 37 with a plurality of radially outwardly projecting circumferential stop ring segments, the confronting radial ends of adjacent segments 57 being spaced circumferentially apart to form therebetween respective axial slider passages 61 ( FIG. 5 ).
- the exterior of the barrel 31 is further formed medially with a plurality of pairs of circumferentially spaced apart wedge shaped teeth 63 and 65 tapering radially outwardly and circumferentially toward one another cooperating to form between the thick ends of each pair an axial track 69 of a predetermined circumferential width.
- Such teeth 61 and 65 are positioned to form the respective tracks 69 off set from axial alignment with respective passages 61 so as to be disposed in axial alignment with the medial portions of the ring segments 57 .
- the poppet may be constructed of injection-molded plastic and the ring 41 is preferably formed with a degree of flexibility so it can spring to some extent from its round cross sectional shape.
- the poppet ring 41 mounts spaced equidistant about its radial interior a plurality of axial sliders 71 which project axially downstream from the downstream end of such ring to form stabilizing tabs 72 formed with a predetermined circumferential width slightly less than the width of the respective tracks 69 between the teeth 63 and 65 to be received in sliding relationship therewith ( FIG. 12 ).
- the poppet 39 is configured with axial struts 75 spaced circumferentially equidistance thereabout projecting upstream of the ring 41 and bent radially inwardly on the respective upper extremities to mount the cap 43 and form therebetween the respective radially inwardly opening fluid inlet ports 45 .
- the cap 43 is preferably formed with a semi-spherical upstream convex nose which is configured at its periphery with a frusto-conical flange 76 formed to define the sealing surface 46 on the downstream surface thereof ( FIG. 14 ).
- the cap is formed centrally with a downstream projecting stem 77 ( FIG. 11 ) configured with an internal lightening bore 79 which expands radially outwardly in the downstream direction along a tooling draft angle.
- the barrel 31 may be cast, molded or machined to be formed integrally with the annular gland 53 , ribs 44 , teeth 63 and 65 and ring segments 57 as well as the annular seat 37 .
- the poppet 39 may be constructed of injection molded plastic.
- the coil spring 47 may be telescoped over the upstream end of the barrel 31 to abut on its downstream end with the rib shoulders 51 ( FIG. 5 and 13 ).
- the poppet may be moved into position with the respective tabs 72 of the slider 71 slid axially through the passages 61 formed between the respective ends of adjacent pairs of ring segments 57 to slide in the downstream direction into the annular space formed between the coil spring 47 and the exterior of the body to abut the downstream end of the ring 41 against the upstream end of the spring. Forcing the poppet further in the downstream direction will cause the spring 47 to be further compressed allowing the poppet to be shifted axially until the upstream ends of the respective sliders 71 clear the downstream edges of the respective ring segments 57 to free the poppet for rotation relative to the barrel 31 .
- the poppet may then be rotated about such barrel allowing the respective sliders 71 to engage respective ones of the teeth to ride radially outwardly thereon as permitted by flexing out of round of the ring causing such sliders to register with the respective tracks 69 between the respective pairs of teeth 63 and 65 to be received therein.
- the inherent resiliency of the ring will drive then radially inwardly in the respective tracks to be held slidably thereon.
- the workman may then release the poppet 39 permitting the bias in the spring 47 to drive such poppet in the upstream direction as the sliders travel in the respective tracks 69 until the upstream ends thereof strike the downstream edges of the respective ring segments. This serves to bias the poppet to its open position with a force dictated by the spring constant.
- My preferred embodiment of the invention includes a tubular annular shroud 58 to be telescoped on the barrel to form a capsule.
- the shroud 58 will typically be constructed of stainless steel sheet metal or plastic and may be constructed on its downstream end with a radially inturned annular anchor flange 56 having an internal diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the profile for the collective axial ribs 44 .
- the shroud is preferably formed at its upstream extremity with a radially outwardly projecting bead 60 .
- the shroud and bead are formed so the diameter of such shroud is slightly less than the inside diameter of the gas line 80 into which it is to be received and the outside diameter of the bead slightly larger.
- Such shroud may thus be telescoped over the upstream end of the barrel 31 to pass over the ring segments 57 , teeth 63 and 65 and over the ribs 44 to register with the anchor groove 50 .
- the downstream end of the shroud may then be crimped radially inwardly to drive the flange 56 into the ground 50 to anchor such shroud in a fix position relative to the barrel 31 .
- the O-ring 55 may then be inserted over the downstream end of the barrel 31 to be received in the gland 53 .
- excess flow valves may be inserted in different branch gas lines to individual business establishments or residences.
- the walls of the branch lines 80 are typically constructed of polyethylene with some degree of stretch. Consequently, the entire capsule may be inserted into the end of the polyethylene tubing causing the annular bead 60 to stretch the tubing outwardly as the capsule snakes up the line to thus maintain a firm grip thereon.
- the O-ring 53 will sealingly engage the interior wall of such line to maintain a fluid tight seal when gas is flowed through the valve.
- the spring 47 is selected with a constant such that when gas flows under normal conditions in the direction of the directional arrows in FIG. 11 , it will present sufficient bias to resist the dynamic head applied to the nose 43 of the poppet causing the gas to flow in a more or less laminar pattern over the convex shape of such nose radially outwardly and downstream thereabout to flow radially inwardly through the respective inlet ports 45 and through the relatively unobstructed, rather robust fluid passage 33 in the barrel 31 . It will be appreciated that flow through the fluid passage 33 is relatively unrestricted, particularly as influential by the downstream expansion of the passage.
- both the surface of the seat 37 and the sealing surface 38 may be complementally shaped, preferably convex for the seat and a complimentary concave shape for the sealing surface to thereby enhance the positive sealing of the poppet to prevent unwanted escape of volatile gases.
- the poppet will respond to a precipitous drop in the downstream pressure to abruptly close. It will be appreciated, however, that for some embodiments the poppet may respond to a diminished pressure to partially close thus throttling flow or even seeking a steady state reduced volume flow rate to produce a pressure reduction across the value itself without a complete shut off.
- the poppet spring telescopically over the exterior of the valve barrel but that in other embodiments the poppet and its associated bearing ring may take different forms, as for instance, telescoping into the exterior of the barrel wherein, in some instances, the barrel itself may be stepped on the interior to accommodate sliding of such ring.
- the nose of the poppet is preferably spherical but may, of course, take other forms such as parabolic, pyramidal or even, some instances planes.
- the excess flow control valve of the present invention provides an economical and effective means for throttling or stopping flow in the event of a line rupture or the like.
- the valve provides for minimum flow respective and maximum volume in the gas fluid distribution line and is economical and convenient to manufacture and install.
- the components are relatively inexpensive to manufacture and are few in number thus rendering fabrication and assembly relatively straight forward.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to valve devices responsive to an upsurge in flow rate to throttle or shut off the flow.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- Natural gas is recognized as a relatively clean and inexpensive fuel source. Distribution systems are typically installed as part of a metropolitan or residential infrastructure to supply gas to the end users. Typically, a main gas line is laid and branch lines fed off the main line to the sites for individual gas meters, appliances, and the like. Natural gas is recognized as having high flammability such that uncontrolled escape thereof by rupture of the gas pipe line or branch line can create an extremely hazardous situation. An escape of natural gas into a confined space and exposure to any spark or any other ignition source can create an extremely volatile explosion.
- In recognition of this fact, numerous different excess flow shut off valves have been proposed and are intended to be responsive to a abnormal surge in gas flow to close or throttle to thus minimize or stop gas flow. Typical of prior excess flow control valves are poppets biased to an open position by an internal coil spring which is responsive to a sudden pressure drop to discontinue flow. Ay such devices are made up of multiple machined components rendering them relatively expensive and often times provide a rather circuitous flow path, sometimes occupied in part by a coil spring which may hinder flow or otherwise add to the turbulence of flow thereby creating an unwanted pressure drop during normal operation.
- The excess flow control valve of the present invention includes a barrel defining a valve body having a through passage and formed on its upstream end with a valve seat. A poppet cage received in telescopical relationship with the upstream end of the barrel is formed with radially opening inlet ports and is closed on its upstream end by a poppet cap having a downstream facing peripheral seal surface which is operative to, when the poppet is in its closed position, throttle or stop flow past the valve seat. The poppet is biased is upstream with a predetermined force by means of a coil spring about the body barrel.
- Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by way of example, the features of the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an excess control valve embodying the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a left hand end view thereof, in enlarge scale; -
FIG. 3 is a right hand end view thereof, in enlarge scale; -
FIG. 4 is front view, in enlarge scale, of the valve shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view, in enlarge scale, of the excess flow control valve shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 6-6 ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 7-7 ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 8 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 8-8 ofFIG. 5 but rotated 15° about the longitudinal axis; -
FIG. 9 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 9-9 ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 10 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 10-10 ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view, in enlarge scale, of the excess flow control valve shown inFIG. 1 mounted in a fluid flow conduit; -
FIG. 12 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 12-12 ofFIG. 11 ; -
FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view similar toFIG. 11 but showing the valve in its closed position; and -
FIG. 14 is a detailed sectional view, in enlarge scale, taken from the circle designating 14 inFIG. 13 . - Referring to
FIGS. 5 and 11 , the excess flow control valve of the present invention includes, generally, abarrel 31 formed with athrough flow passage 33 and terminating at its upstream end in a valve seat 37 (FIGS. 13 and 14 ). A poppet, generally designated 39, includes amounting ring 41 received telescopically over thebarrel 31 for sliding longitudinally thereon and incorporates acap 43 spaced upstream therefrom to cooperate in formingradial inlet ports 45 and formed at its periphery in an annular downstream facingsealing surface 46. Acoil spring 47 is received telescopically over thebarrel 31 and biases thepoppet 39 upstream with a predetermined force so that flow of gas in the downstream direction as shown by the directional arrows inFIG. 11 will flow radially inwardly through theports 45 and through theinternal flow passage 33 creating a pressure drop across the poppet. In the event, a gas line should burst downstream of the valve, flow will be increased thus increasing the pressure drop across the poppet. When such flow rate reaches the point where the pressure drop across the poppet exceeds the bias force of thespring 47, the poppet will be moved to its closed positioned shown inFIG. 13 engaging thepoppet seal surface 46 with theseat 37 to shut off gas flow. - The
barrel 31 may be constructed of any desired material such as Zink, steel or plastic or the like and is preferably formed with theinterior flow passage 33 expanding slightly radially outwardly in the downstream direction. The barrel is configured at is upstream end with an annular rim rounded off to define a convex edge serving as theseat 37. - The barrel is formed exteriorly towards its downstream extremity with a plurality of axial circumferentially spaced, longitudinal ribs 44 cooperating at their collective radial outer extent to define a cylindrical profile. The ribs terminate at their respective upstream extremities in radially inward cutbacks defining respective upstream facing
shoulders 49 and axially upstream projectingstub ribs 51 also cooperating in to form a cylindrical profile reduced in diameter from that of the profile defined by the collative main body of the ribs themselves. - The
barrel 31 is formed exteriorly at its downstream extremity with a radially outwardly opening O-ring gland 53 for receipt of an O-ring 55. The exterior of the barrel is formed just upstream of thegland 53 with a radially outwardly annularopening anchor groove 57. - The barrel is formed at its upstream extremity behind the
seat 37 with a plurality of radially outwardly projecting circumferential stop ring segments, the confronting radial ends ofadjacent segments 57 being spaced circumferentially apart to form therebetween respective axial slider passages 61 (FIG. 5 ). The exterior of thebarrel 31 is further formed medially with a plurality of pairs of circumferentially spaced apart wedge shapedteeth 63 and 65 tapering radially outwardly and circumferentially toward one another cooperating to form between the thick ends of each pair anaxial track 69 of a predetermined circumferential width.Such teeth 61 and 65 are positioned to form therespective tracks 69 off set from axial alignment withrespective passages 61 so as to be disposed in axial alignment with the medial portions of thering segments 57. - The poppet may be constructed of injection-molded plastic and the
ring 41 is preferably formed with a degree of flexibility so it can spring to some extent from its round cross sectional shape. Thepoppet ring 41 mounts spaced equidistant about its radial interior a plurality ofaxial sliders 71 which project axially downstream from the downstream end of such ring to form stabilizingtabs 72 formed with a predetermined circumferential width slightly less than the width of therespective tracks 69 between theteeth 63 and 65 to be received in sliding relationship therewith (FIG. 12 ). - The
poppet 39 is configured withaxial struts 75 spaced circumferentially equidistance thereabout projecting upstream of thering 41 and bent radially inwardly on the respective upper extremities to mount thecap 43 and form therebetween the respective radially inwardly openingfluid inlet ports 45. Thecap 43 is preferably formed with a semi-spherical upstream convex nose which is configured at its periphery with a frusto-conical flange 76 formed to define thesealing surface 46 on the downstream surface thereof (FIG. 14 ). The cap is formed centrally with a downstream projecting stem 77 (FIG. 11 ) configured with aninternal lightening bore 79 which expands radially outwardly in the downstream direction along a tooling draft angle. - In practice, it will be appreciated that the components of the excess flow control valve of the present invention may be manufactured by machining, molding or any other of a number of different manufacturing processes well known to those skilled in the art. The
barrel 31 may be cast, molded or machined to be formed integrally with theannular gland 53, ribs 44,teeth 63 and 65 andring segments 57 as well as theannular seat 37. Thepoppet 39 may be constructed of injection molded plastic. During assembly, thecoil spring 47 may be telescoped over the upstream end of thebarrel 31 to abut on its downstream end with the rib shoulders 51 (FIG. 5 and 13 ). The poppet may be moved into position with therespective tabs 72 of theslider 71 slid axially through thepassages 61 formed between the respective ends of adjacent pairs ofring segments 57 to slide in the downstream direction into the annular space formed between thecoil spring 47 and the exterior of the body to abut the downstream end of thering 41 against the upstream end of the spring. Forcing the poppet further in the downstream direction will cause thespring 47 to be further compressed allowing the poppet to be shifted axially until the upstream ends of therespective sliders 71 clear the downstream edges of therespective ring segments 57 to free the poppet for rotation relative to thebarrel 31. The poppet may then be rotated about such barrel allowing therespective sliders 71 to engage respective ones of the teeth to ride radially outwardly thereon as permitted by flexing out of round of the ring causing such sliders to register with therespective tracks 69 between the respective pairs ofteeth 63 and 65 to be received therein. Once the sliders are registered, the inherent resiliency of the ring will drive then radially inwardly in the respective tracks to be held slidably thereon. The workman may then release thepoppet 39 permitting the bias in thespring 47 to drive such poppet in the upstream direction as the sliders travel in therespective tracks 69 until the upstream ends thereof strike the downstream edges of the respective ring segments. This serves to bias the poppet to its open position with a force dictated by the spring constant. - My preferred embodiment of the invention includes a tubular
annular shroud 58 to be telescoped on the barrel to form a capsule. Theshroud 58 will typically be constructed of stainless steel sheet metal or plastic and may be constructed on its downstream end with a radially inturnedannular anchor flange 56 having an internal diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the profile for the collective axial ribs 44. The shroud is preferably formed at its upstream extremity with a radially outwardly projectingbead 60. The shroud and bead are formed so the diameter of such shroud is slightly less than the inside diameter of thegas line 80 into which it is to be received and the outside diameter of the bead slightly larger. Such shroud may thus be telescoped over the upstream end of thebarrel 31 to pass over thering segments 57,teeth 63 and 65 and over the ribs 44 to register with the anchor groove 50. The downstream end of the shroud may then be crimped radially inwardly to drive theflange 56 into the ground 50 to anchor such shroud in a fix position relative to thebarrel 31. The O-ring 55 may then be inserted over the downstream end of thebarrel 31 to be received in thegland 53. - In a typical application, excess flow valves may be inserted in different branch gas lines to individual business establishments or residences. In practice, the walls of the
branch lines 80 are typically constructed of polyethylene with some degree of stretch. Consequently, the entire capsule may be inserted into the end of the polyethylene tubing causing theannular bead 60 to stretch the tubing outwardly as the capsule snakes up the line to thus maintain a firm grip thereon. As the valve capsule is driven further into the distribution line, the O-ring 53 will sealingly engage the interior wall of such line to maintain a fluid tight seal when gas is flowed through the valve. - It will be appreciated that the
spring 47 is selected with a constant such that when gas flows under normal conditions in the direction of the directional arrows inFIG. 11 , it will present sufficient bias to resist the dynamic head applied to thenose 43 of the poppet causing the gas to flow in a more or less laminar pattern over the convex shape of such nose radially outwardly and downstream thereabout to flow radially inwardly through therespective inlet ports 45 and through the relatively unobstructed, ratherrobust fluid passage 33 in thebarrel 31. It will be appreciated that flow through thefluid passage 33 is relatively unrestricted, particularly as influential by the downstream expansion of the passage. - In the event there should be a line burst, leakage or other accident that might result in escape of gas downstream of the valve, it will appreciated that the pressure will drop within such valve causing an increase pressure differential across the valves of the poppet. This will cause the velocity of gas through the
inlet ports 43 to increase and flow through thepassage 33 to increase thereby further increasing the pressure differential across the poppet to the point where that pressure differential, combined with any dynamic forces from the flow striking thenose 43, overcomes the bias of thespring 47 to thus initiate compression of that spring. As the pressure differential across the poppet overcomes the spring bias, the poppet will be driven downstream relative to the barrel causing therespective inlets 45 to be partially occluded by the side walls of the barrel thus further reducing the pressure within thefood passage 33 thereby further increasing the pressure differential across the poppet to the point where the poppet is driven to its closed position engaging the sealingsurface 46 on the annular seat 37 (FIGS. 13 and 14 ) thereby totally closing off flow and preventing any additional escape of gas. It will be appreciated that both the surface of theseat 37 and the sealingsurface 38 may be complementally shaped, preferably convex for the seat and a complimentary concave shape for the sealing surface to thereby enhance the positive sealing of the poppet to prevent unwanted escape of volatile gases. - In practice, the foregoing operation for the preferred embodiment will cause the poppet to respond to a precipitous drop in the downstream pressure to abruptly close. It will be appreciated, however, that for some embodiments the poppet may respond to a diminished pressure to partially close thus throttling flow or even seeking a steady state reduced volume flow rate to produce a pressure reduction across the value itself without a complete shut off.
- As it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, it is convenient in the preferred embodiment to position the poppet spring telescopically over the exterior of the valve barrel but that in other embodiments the poppet and its associated bearing ring may take different forms, as for instance, telescoping into the exterior of the barrel wherein, in some instances, the barrel itself may be stepped on the interior to accommodate sliding of such ring. The nose of the poppet is preferably spherical but may, of course, take other forms such as parabolic, pyramidal or even, some instances planes.
- From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that the excess flow control valve of the present invention provides an economical and effective means for throttling or stopping flow in the event of a line rupture or the like. The valve provides for minimum flow respective and maximum volume in the gas fluid distribution line and is economical and convenient to manufacture and install. The components are relatively inexpensive to manufacture and are few in number thus rendering fabrication and assembly relatively straight forward.
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